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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 3, 2018 5:25:56 GMT -5
Do some of your pipes seem to emphasize "sweet" or "sour" or some other taste?
I'm not referring to the "ghosting" of tobacco flavor. It's about the pipe itself, the briar.
For instance, I have several pipes that "smoke sweet" and one or two that always bring out the "spicy" or "natural" flavor of the tobacco. I do not dedicate a particular pipe to a certain type of tobacco, but I do keep my pipes scrupulously clean.
Strangely, my Danish pipes seem to be quite neutral.
Yes, I might be nuts, but there you go.
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Post by Darin on Feb 3, 2018 9:27:59 GMT -5
The differences in the age and quality of the briar does have an affect.
Different materials also impart their own flavors to the smoke.
I'll always prefer Burley-forward blends in a Cob for this reason ... it's just better tasting.
Many people feel that Meers are the most neutral in this aspect.
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Post by pappyjoe on Feb 3, 2018 9:33:37 GMT -5
The differences in the age and quality of the briar does have an affect. Different materials also impart their own flavors to the smoke. I'll always prefer Burley-forward blends in a Cob for this reason ... it's just better tasting. Many people feel that Meers are the most neutral in this aspect. In my experience, neither meerschaum nor clay add flavor to what you are smoking. I like to use a clay or meerschaum pipe for the first bowl or two of a new tobacco blend because of that. |
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Post by Darin on Feb 3, 2018 10:40:41 GMT -5
The differences in the age and quality of the briar does have an affect. Different materials also impart their own flavors to the smoke. I'll always prefer Burley-forward blends in a Cob for this reason ... it's just better tasting. Many people feel that Meers are the most neutral in this aspect. In my experience, neither meerschaum nor clay add flavor to what you are smoking. I like to use a clay or meerschaum pipe for the first bowl or two of a new tobacco blend because of that. Clay ... I keep meaning to get some good clay pipes and always forget. Do you have any recommendations for quality ones that have the stem tip glazed? |
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Post by pappyjoe on Feb 3, 2018 10:52:45 GMT -5
In my experience, neither meerschaum nor clay add flavor to what you are smoking. I like to use a clay or meerschaum pipe for the first bowl or two of a new tobacco blend because of that. Clay ... I keep meaning to get some good clay pipes and always forget. Do you have any recommendations for quality ones that have the stem tip glazed? I just order the ones from smokingpipes.com. |
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Post by lestrout on Feb 3, 2018 12:32:39 GMT -5
Yo Dram
Excellent questions. I do find clays impart a mineral taste and aren't entirely neutral. Meers also have a somewhat different mineral taste. Olivewoods, especially while being broken in, do have a synergy with Latakias. They are well known for this, but I also like the earthiness they impart to Virginias. Mortas are somewhat neutral.
As for briars - yes, some for random (to me) reasons sometimes start off sweet. My two strawberry woods start off very sweet, in a subtler way than cobs. I don't smoke many burleys, but they do seem to get along very well with cobs.
hp
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